Chapter 59: New Baptism
Looking at Gawain's expression of raising his eyes with fine forehead lines, Kabeamia smiled happily, It's about you today!
I have been deceived by you until now, and I have joined forces with Bohemond before, and I was ready to go to Thrace to start an incident, but as soon as I met you, I was caught by the border guard Diognes, and suffered unspeakable humiliation; The second time, he borrowed soldiers from the Cuman Khan in Wallachia, and he originally raised his troops well, but at the Privensus River and the Iron Gate Fort, he was defeated and captured by you Gawain in a battle, and he was humiliated again, and almost became a holy sister; This time, it was clear that Gawain should have taken the route of Phrygia, Konya and Cilicia, but he ran to Paphragonia without dying, trapped himself in Sinop in the first battle, and was deceived and coerced by him and the wild princess, and surrendered in a daze.
Now it's Gawain's turn to be dumbfounded, you deserve it.
"Again, if you want to make a secret covenant, convert to our faith. Gawain, you have to veto everything in the Old Testament, to all the forms of Pope Peter, whether Catholic or Orthodox; Admit that the world was created by the devil, and admit that evil can be transmitted through the flesh, such as ****, marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth; Confessing that Yahweh in the Old Testament is a demonic god and a black God, denying the existence of the Virgin Mary, the existence of Jesus in the flesh, and that he is a spiritual being separated from the flame of white light; Veto the worship of the sacrament, icons, paintings, and all other things that exist in physical form, because these things are created by the devil. How Gawain, do you dare? If you want to achieve your goal, you have to be baptized right now. Because true believers only receive this ritual at the age of thirty. Don't touch my mind Gawain, I'm not a fool of words. Even if you kill me now, it won't help, then you won't be able to get out of Paphragonia. You will never get out, and you will be exhausted and buried behind me with the heretical princess who worships the Virgin and the icon, and you will be annihilated by the emperor or killed by the Turks. ”
After saying it in one breath, in the early morning wind, Kabeamia took a deep breath and her skirt was blown happily. Her ears were full of cheerful winds, like the melodious birdsong of her hometown, and she knew that Gawain would not accept such a harsh request, but she liked to see the other party look cornered.
Then, Gawain's voice came, "That's it?" Then I join the Paulicians. ”
"Alas," Kabeamia looked at Gawain in surprise, his face was full of expectations for an answer, but he was caught off guard in his heart, and could only stammer, "Yes." That's it. ”
"Well, then, I intended to convert to your Paulicians, and am I going to baptize now? Right, is there a creek around? Washed up. Does it mean that you and I have established a secret agreement? Gawain continued, then patted his knees and stood up, and said to the stunned consul. Don't be stunned, hurry up and hold the ceremony. After the end, our army must hurry as soon as possible. ”
"You, aren't you flustered? You are the priesthood appointed by the Pope of the hypocrites. "Now the consul herself is at a loss. In the face of him, she was so flustered, and the current situation was completely different from the direction of the script she expected.
"Now I'm a thorn in your wedge inside the Pope, you can just look at me like that." Gawain said without any guilt or burden, kneeling on one knee in front of the female archon, in the flying early spring grass clippings, Kabeamia felt that the whole mountain and river in front of her were spinning, her worldview collapsed a little, and her mind was completely closed.
Cabeamia's slender fingers, dipped in dew, trembled and pressed against Gawain's brown hair, and she was completely suppressed again, once by Gawain's shamelessness and bravery, now by his unprincipledness, "From now on you believe only the Epistles of St. Paul and the New Testament, and do not worship any physical icons, for they are but the vulgar works of the most lame painters, created by the most filthy of men; nor worship the bones of any saints, who are but the ashes of the spiritless; Nor do they worship gilded crosses, which are nothing but inanimate metal and rotten wood."
"Your Excellency, can I pretend to worship in order to deceive the hypocrites?" Gawain suddenly looked up and asked.
"It's okay to make a fake with a fake." Then Kabeamiya continued, "From now on you will be guided only by the four Gospels, and you will abstain from drinking the milk of animals, and you will refuse to eat the entrails of animals." ”
"Your Excellency, I am a samurai who wields weapons on a war horse and defends the faith, and if I do not drink milk and eat internal organs, I will not have the physical strength to fight." Gawain said sincerely, and Kabeamia remembered that Gawain used to drink feta cheese juice when he entertained her, but thinking of his performance on the battlefield, coupled with the fact that he didn't drink a drop of alcohol, this point could be relaxed, so he continued with his head bowed:
"Gawain, you will seek the spirit of extreme light, as you search for fire in the night, and you will think that the relationship between the flesh is sinful, and that the baby born through it is the original body of the devil. You will do your best to break off love and refuse to kill. ”
"Your Excellency, I have a different mind on this."
Cabeamia angrily grabbed her brown hair, then restrained herself and let go, "Gawain, what nonsense do you want to say!" Do you still want to be baptized, and do you want to make a secret covenant?"
"Yes, evil is transmitted by the flesh, and good is transmitted by the spirit, but I think that love promotes goodness, and the physical relationship based on this is also forgivable; And to kill the hypocrites is to remove evil, and to kill with a sword based on this is enough to be glorious—is that acceptable, honorable archon? Gao Wen Zhenzhen said, "In addition, if we don't get rid of these two points, how can we further expand the believers in the future?" After all, most people love love love and killing, especially soldiers and knights. ”
Cabeamia was speechless as she ran her fingers through the hair on her cheeks, and finally said ambiguously, "What you say, I have to search for the documents of São Paulo to get a fair answer." But Gawain, can you still call it an oath in your current situation? Therefore, you will not be able to attain the titles of 'Afterlife' and 'Good One', but only 'Present One' and 'Believer'. ”
The Paulicians are those who have not yet attained purity in faith and spirit, and who are still hovering on the edge of justice and injustice, and they make up the majority of believers.
"Yes, my spirit and realm have not yet reached the point of refinement, and I will read a lot of books in the future and constantly improve my level." Gawain spoke modestly, then got up and stood respectfully beside Kabeamia.
Looking at the mountains of Paphlagonia, the female consul could only sigh, "Tonight, divide the procession, and my followers will take the trail and guide the Dalian team to assemble at Gangara Castle, which is the fortress of the true believers and the center of the entire province, as long as you get there, you will be able to get out of the predicament." (To be continued.) )